Total Crime Rate
53.4 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Cloisterham Road area has the 23rd highest crime rate of 60 local areas in Fort Horsted , and the 356th lowest crime rate of 820 local areas in Medway .
Compared with the surrounding streets, this postcode does not stand out as either a particular hotspot or an unusually safe pocket. Crime levels in the neighbouring output areas are broadly in line with this area.
The overall crime rate in the area around Cloisterham Road (ME1 2BW) in the last 12 months was 53.4 per 1,000 residents and was 36.7% lower than the Fort Horsted average (84.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.
Violent crimes totalled 9 (≈ 25.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -55.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Cloisterham Road (ME1 2BW), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Warren Wood Road, where police recorded 19 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Arethusa Road (7 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Fort Horsted| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Berkeley Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Marconi Way | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Berkeley Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Warren Wood Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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